BCA to get new CEO

Economic Development Board's Kelvin Wong to step into the role on Nov 2

Wed, Jul 22, 2020


THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is getting a new chief executive officer (CEO) later this year, with its current chief Hugh Lim set to relinquish his appointment on Nov 2.

His successor, Kelvin Wong, will be appointed as CEO (Designate) of the statutory board from July 27 to Nov 1, before taking on the role the next day. The leadership change was announced in a news release by the Ministry of National Development (MND) and BCA on Tuesday.

Mr Wong, 49, is currently the executive vice-president and an executive committee member of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

He also serves on the board of the Employment and Employability Institute, and is an alternate board member of the Human Capital Leadership Institute.

He previously oversaw EDB's SkillsFuture efforts and the implementation of the Leadership Development Initiative to develop more Singaporeans as business leaders, as well as the delivery of the Industry Transformation Roadmaps for the logistics and professional services clusters.

In their joint statement, MND and BCA said that Mr Lim, 55, led BCA to "strengthen partnerships and build capabilities" along the construction value chain.

"Under Mr Lim's leadership, BCA developed the Construction Industry Transformation Map, and galvanised efforts by industry and union partners for the BuildSG Movement," said the statement.

Mr Lim was also hailed for championing the transformation of the construction industry through innovation and technology. He led BCA in holding the inaugural International Built Environment Week in 2019.

During his tenure, Mr Lim also oversaw the amendments of key legislations including the Building Control Act, which was aimed at strengthening the building regulatory control framework and improving accessibility in our built environment.